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Philadelphia Phillies infielder Will Middlebrooks broke his leg during a collision with teammate Andrew Pullin during a spring training game.
Phillies manager Gave Kapler said Sunday that Middlebrooks broke his left fibula. Kapler said additional tests...

The White Sox scored eight runs in the sixth inning but lost 10-8 to the Rangers on Sunday at Camelback Ranch. Leury Garcia had four hits and drove in two for the Sox, who were playing the first game of two split-squad games.
At the plate: Delino...

When the White Sox play their season opener at home three weeks from Monday, Michael Kopech probably will be getting ready for the season in either Class A or Double A.
How long it takes for the talented prospect to make it to the big leagues will depend...

Free-agent shortstop Alexei Ramirez has agreed to a one-year contract with the Padres. The deal is pending a physical.
Ramirez, 34, appears to be a stopgap solution for the Padres, who have top prospect Javier Guerra, recently acquired from the...

Trust is paramount between a pitcher and his manager, and Joe Maddon continues to stress the significance of that relationship.
His faith in winless free-agent starter Jon Lester remains undeterred after Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Padres. Lester, who...

The summaryThe Padres took two out of three from the Cubs after a 5-2 victory Sunday. Jon Lester, who gave up a two-run homer to Will Middlebrooks in the second inning, remains winless. Former Cub Andrew Cashner earned the victory.On the...

Kris Bryant took note of the applause he received during pregame stretching and the standing ovation before his first at-bat, as well as the cheers after his diving catch to end the fifth inning.But he will have to learn from his 0-for-4,...

The summaryThe major-league debut of Kris Bryant saw him strike out his first three at-bats while going 0-for-4 Friday at Wrigley Field. In the end, the Padres prevailed 5-4 when Wil Myers hit a three-run homer in the seventh, right after Myers had...

A.J. Preller was a fraternity brother and roommate of Jon Daniels when the two attended Cornell, so when Daniels became the Rangers' baseball head in 2003, he soon brought his old friend in to run the team's international and pro scouting.
It's always...

The summary
Jon Lester said his location was lacking in the bullpen, and it showed as he lasted only 31/3 innings. Lester issued his first walk of the spring to Derek Norris, and former Red Sox teammate Will Middlebrooks followed with a double off the...

Padres 7, Cubs 0
Spring record: 5-9-1
The summary: Jon Lester lasted only 3 1/3 innings. Lester issued his first walk of the spring to Derek Norris, and former Red Sox teammate Will Middlebrooks followed with a double off the left field wall. Lester...

MESA, Ariz. — Edwin Jackson's four-year, $52 million contract is an albatross to the Cubs, as Theo Epstein suggested in October in a meeting with season ticket holders at the Oriental Theatre.
"We wouldn't do it over again," Epstein, the Cubs...

A festive Wrigley Field crowd momentarily turned quiet Monday after rookie sensation Jorge Soler, standing in foul territory off third base, was drilled in the right thigh by a line drive hit by Welington Castillo in the sixth inning.
After Soler's...

MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH The move -- veteran catcher A.J. Pierzynski out and prospect Christian Vazquez in -- was seen by many as the Boston Red Sox waving the white flag even before the All-Star break. After all, why else would...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH The move -- veteran catcher A.J. Pierzynski out and prospect Christian Vazquez in -- was seen by many as the Boston Red Sox waving the white flag even before the All-Star break. After all,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH HOUSTON -- With the Red Sox mired in last place in the American League East entering Friday, and wedged between debilitating injuries and a commitment to younger players, the inevitable...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH BOSTON -- Jon Lester's final start before the All-Star break went just like a majority of the others, which is to say, nearly flawlessly. Lester allowed one run over seven innings...